Taking into account the noted willingness of the administering Power and of the Government of Spain to continue present negotiations,

Regretting the occurrence of certain acts which had prejudiced the smooth progress of these negotiations,

1. Regrets the delay in the process of decolonization and in the implementation of General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) with regard to Gibraltar;

2. Calls upon the two parties to continue their negotiations, taking into account the interests of the people of the Territory, and asks the administering Power to expedite, without any hindrance and in consultation with the Government of Spain, the decolonization of Gibraltar, and to report to the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples as soon as possible, and in any case before the twenty-second session of the General Assembly;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to assist in the implementation of the present resolution.

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